The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-28
KNorTY PROBLEMS.


enigmas, eharades. riddles. refuses, and other
"Knotty ProblemF," addressing ali coamuni-
cations relative to this department to e. B.
Chadbourn, Lewiston, Msine.l
No. 2097.-An Enigma.
Eternal am /. a sort of sea,
Where Peris, fays, and all such sprites as be
Spread their fine wings as vessels do their
sails
When they expat them with the southern
gales.
am the high road, too, from time to tiue,
OF such as TO the stars in heaven do climb;
And birds of every fashion to be seen,
About my realms DO bear themselves secene.
The dragon fly and jewel-pinioned moth;
But human beings cannot set me by.
For did / not exist, they too would die.
ia.
No. 2,O9S-An Asagram.
He had danced with the bellies at Cape May,
At the Springs and the Branch he had idled
His money, his outh and youths heydsy.
Alas poor whimsical Bob.
Fortune. in one of his endless whirls,
Robbed him of teeth and manly curis,
And he welded one OF the soaP-man's girls,
"0l his chosen cob"
No. 2,O99-A Pentagon.
]. letter. 2. Around tippet. 3. Frustrates.
4. A braggsrt. 5. A turbulent fellow. 6. The
fostering OF child = An Egyptian deity. s..
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NO.2,1OO.---A Charade.
Old Muley, by the meadow brook, so briskly
She noted not that one stood near. quite rudeIy
at her gazing,
Until a voice behind the bars cried out 81 am q
And quite as good, and useful too. as you are. 1
am reckOned;
The whole belongs to both OF us, and surely tbs
not fair
That should be penned up while Won can take
the lions share;
IN leave these prison bars st onee-I see you
doubt my word
Perhaps you'd doubt your eyes to see me fly into
q third
Good muley. looked perplexed, then paused
awhile for ruminatfon;
at seems " she said, you've queer ideas about
To third you may perhaps attain by very sud
To leap, or fly, at once to third would be a
paradox;
Now am whole !and here she spoke quite slow
You'd pay me Difference therefore If you had
been taught wisely;
But soon your third win all be first, and then,
You'll make apology to me, and cease your fool
If not second you should be, and. for your
Be pinned within single room cold water your
sole ratlons. ENEMA CHANAGRA.
No. 21OI-A Tran sposition.
II you would q genus OF lizards espy,
From a region, America take an /.
Connect al one e, with the lizard in view,
And the very same creature appears to you.
WYMAN,
No. 21o3- Quotation Enigma.
am composed of 43 letters, and am a famil.
lar quotation from Isaac Watts:
On their own IS, q, go t. 3, IL, Is, 43, a, a.
o, 40 men are dumb.-Colman.
Pity Is, q, 80, "A, 10 the lS, 2, s, to love-
Dryden.
PIlmake assurance doubly sure and take q
bond of %, SO, 40, 14.-Shekespeare.
6. II, %, "a, II rush in where angels fear TO 40
80 81, sc, 32.-Pope.
The IS s. IS. SO, IS is father of the Is, sc, 3d.
am IS, Al, 4, 80, Is, IS OF &c. 80, &c Survey
Cowper.
49, 2, 81 wants but little 10, p, so IA below, nor
wants that &C. 81, 40, 3, q, "a long.-Goldsmith
The ripest fruit rs. &c. rs, q, 80, g. 90 80, l, "a
Coming events IS, p /, p their shadows be-
fore.-CampbelL.
A. B. GINNER.
No. 2103-A Combination.
II a QUOT and bird
Be but rightly combined
At once will appear
ITO perceive by the mind"
MoUETAIEKKR.
No, 2104-A Double-Letter Enigma
For picnic parties nows the time,
Though covered DER" with dust and CRIME,
The children have q merry day."
And sorry are to come away"
CHGs l. Houston.
Answers.
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